netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH] net: phy: Added device tree binding for dev-addr and dev-addr code check-up and usage

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Date:   Thu, 22 Mar 2018 16:43:26 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Vicen?iu Galanopulo <vicentiu.galanopulo@....com>
Cc:     netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] net: phy: Added device tree binding for dev-addr and
 dev-addr code check-up and usage

> Just to make sure I understand. Do you want me to change the
> signature of all of_mdiobus_register_phy(), get_phy_device(),
> get_phy_id() and get_phy_c45_ids() and include the dev_addr
> parameter obtained from the device tree?  (a propagation of this
> parameter across all functions all the way to
> get_phy_c45_devs_in_pkg?)

Humm, i thought about this some more...

When calling mdio_read/mdio_write with C45 addresses, we pack both
parts in addr, and mask in MII_ADDR_C45. Try playing with that idea.
It might be less messy.

      Andrew